How Long Can You Go Full Tilt?

A fitness challenge you must try

Hurricane Sandy, a divisive election—we don’t know about you, but we’re ready for a break from all of this heavy stuff. That’s why we're highlighting an exercise that is pure fun. It’s called Full Tilt, and it involves balancing your knees on your arms.

It might sound silly, but performed well, it looks badass. And if you can’t do it right away, it’s wickedly addictive trying to learn it.

“The first time you try to do it, you might not be able to hold the balance, you might rock back out of it. Then your brain has got to recalculate,” says David Jack, director of Teamworks Fitness in Acton, Massachusetts, and creator of the High-Intensity Body-Weight Workout. “To me it’s those environments that ultimately create the most benefit in the human body and the nervous system.”

Can’t do it right away? Start working on the movement slowly, holding each step as long as you can. “Progressively learn the skill, and one day—boom—you can do it right on demand,” Jack says.

Watch the video below to see David Jack’s step-by-step Full Tilt tutorial.